43-47-01. Definitions.
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As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. "Board" means the board of counselor examiners.
2. "Counseling" means the application of human development and mental health
principles in a therapeutic process and professional relationship to assist individuals,
couples, families, and groups in achieving more effective emotional, mental, marital,
family, and social or educational development and adjustment. The goals of
professional counseling are to:
a. Facilitate human development and adjustment throughout the lifespan;
b. Prevent, assess, and treat emotional, mental, or behavioral disorder and distress
which interferes with mental health;
c. Conduct assessments for the purpose of establishing treatment goals and
objectives; and
d. Plan, implement, and evaluate treatment plans using professional counseling
strategies and interventions.
3. "Counselor" means a person who has been granted either a professional counselor or
associate professional counselor license by the board.
4. "Licensed associate professional counselor" means a person who has been granted
an associate professional license by the board to offer and conduct counseling under
the supervision of a licensed professional counselor or such other person meeting the
requirements of supervising professional set by the board.
5. "Licensed professional counselor" means a person who is trained in counseling or a
related human service field and has been granted a professional counselor license by
the board.